Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

The myth

Calliope was the foremost of the nine Muses, daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne, Memory. Hesiod, who says he received the gift of song from the Muses on Mount Helicon, calls her the chief of them all, for she attends on revered kings (Theogony 79–80). Her name means beautiful voice, and she became the Muse of epic poetry, the one invoked at the start of great poems. According to Apollodorus, she was the mother of the singer Orpheus. In art she often appears with a writing tablet or a scroll.

Why it has this power

A Common level-5 card with 1500 ATK and 1600 DEF: balanced, with slightly higher defense, because whoever keeps memory protects more than she attacks. A Light Spirit, she bears the Sun and Fox constellations. Song of the Muses grants her 700 points, making her a centerpiece of a Spirit deck.

Did you know

The word museum comes from mouseion, a shrine of the Muses, like the famous Museum of Alexandria.

Connections

• In Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle's deck
• In Theron, Priest of the Underworld's deck

Where to get it

• Campaign drop: Elena, Huntress of Artemis (Aegean of Heroes) — grade C: 13% · grade D: 13%
• Campaign drop: Kassandra, Daughter of the Oracle (Aegean of Heroes) — grade D: 14%
• Daily Offering: 0% per pack (Common 64% per card)
• Welcome Pack: 0.97% per pack (Common 70% per card)
• Traveler's Pack: 0.88% per pack · 5.2% in the themed pack (Common 64% per card)
• Bronze Reliquary: 0.86% per pack · 5.1% in the themed pack (Common 62% per card)
• Silver Reliquary: 0.67% per pack · 4% in the themed pack (Common 49% per card)
• Golden Reliquary: 0.46% per pack · 2.7% in the themed pack (Common 33% per card)
• Daily Showcase: Shows up on about 0.69% of days · 150 gold
• Craft with card dust: 40 dust
• Crossing of Myths: Can be offered as a reward during a crossing (the card stays in the crossing deck).

Sources

1. CALLIOPE (Kalliope) - Greek Goddess Muse of Epic Poetry — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
2. MUSES (Mousai) - Greek Goddesses of Music, Poetry & the Arts — Aaron J. Atsma, Theoi Project
3. Theogony — Hesiod (trans. H. G. Evelyn-White), Theoi Classical Texts Library